1998 SEABA Championship

The 3rd Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 1999 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for the Asian championship. The tournament was held at Manila, Philippines. It was organized by the Basketball Association of the Philippines[1]

1998 SEABA Championship
3rd Southeast Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
DatesMarch 25–31
Teams8
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Philippines (1st title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Malaysia
Fourth place Singapore
1996
2001

Teams

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It was planned that all ten members of the SEABA would participate.[2] Defending champions, Indonesia initially confirmed participation but did not take part.[3] Eight teams accepted the invitation.

Venue

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The Ninoy Aquino Stadium within the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex served as the venue for the games.[4]

Manila
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1998 SEABA Championship is located in Metro Manila
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1998 SEABA Championship (Metro Manila)
Capacity: 6,000

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Philippines (H) 3 3 0 332 182 +150 6 Semifinals
2  Singapore 3 2 1 221 193 +28 5
3  Vietnam 3 1 2 199 225 26 4 Fifth place play-off
4  Cambodia 3 0 3 150 302 152 3 Seventh place play-off
Source: Manila Standard
(H) Hosts



Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 3 3 0 0 6 Semifinals
2  Malaysia 3 2 1 0 5
3  Brunei 3 1 2 0 4 Fifth place play-off
4  Laos 3 0 3 0 3 Seventh place play-off
March 25
17:00
Laos  4092  Malaysia
March 25
19:30
Thailand  WL  Brunei


March 27
15:30
Thailand  11626  Laos
March 27
18:30
Brunei  LW  Malaysia

March 28
17:00
Laos  5382  Brunei

Classification round

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Fifth place game
 
  
 
March 30
 
 
 Brunei?
 
 
 Vietnam?
 
 
 
 
 
Seventh place game
 
 
March 30
 
 
 Cambodia69
 
 
 Laos67
 

Seventh place game

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March 30
15:30
Cambodia  6967  Laos

Fifth place game

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March 31
15:30
Brunei  ??  Vietnam

Final round

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SemifinalsGold medal game
 
      
 
March 30
 
 
 Thailand83
 
March 31
 
 Singapore41
 
 Philippines90
 
March 30
 
 Thailand69
 
 PhilippinesW
 
 
 MalaysiaL
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
March 31
 
 
 MalaysiaW
 
 
 SingaporeL

Semifinals

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Third place game

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March 31
17:00
Singapore  LW  Malaysia

Final

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Final standings

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Rank Team Qualification
 Philippines1999 ABC Championship
 Thailand
 Malaysia
4  Singapore
5–6  Brunei
 Vietnam
7  Cambodia
8  Laos

Awards

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 1998 Southeast Asian champions 

Philippines
First title

References

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  1. "10 countries in SEABA Manila tilt March 25-31". Manila Standard. February 15, 1998. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  2. "President laud BAP on SEAB tilt". Manila Standard. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  3. "6 SEABA countries in Manila cagefest". Manila Standard. February 14, 1998. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  4. "SEABA caging today; Juico, Puyat guests". Manila Standard. March 25, 1998. Retrieved March 9, 2025.